Lewes History Group

This book is the sixth in the Sussex Archaeological Society’s  ‘South Downs’ series, and tells the story of the country house on the Downs. They developed a distinctive role as the centre of country house estates, the number of which increased and then declined between about 1200 and 1950.

As England became wealthier and more politically stable from the later medieval period, the ownership of an estate with a country house became an aspiration of people who had made their wealth through business or profited from their dealings as holders of government posts.

This 160 page book includes over 100 illustrations and four maps in colour, and a list of places which are accessible to the public, and where to find more information about going there.

Sue Berry was the Principal Lecturer in Tourism Management at Brighton University. She wrote Georgian Brighton, and has published in books, in national and international journals, on tourism and history. She lectures on aspects of the historical period between c1680 and 1914.

This book is available from the Sussex Archaeological Society at £12.50 including p&p

The Sussex Archaeological Society has been publishing its journal Sussex Archaeological Collections since 1846. This major scholarly contribution to the study of local archaeology and history is the first port of call for anyone researching the past of Sussex.

Recently, a team of volunteers at the Sussex Archaeological Society has digitised all volumes of the Sussex Archaeological Collections, and since mid-2021 the volumes have been accessible online via the Archaeology Data Service. In addition, some out of copyright volumes were digitised earlier by Google.

Links to all digitised volumes of Sussex Archaeological Collections are listed on the Lewes History Group website with the consent of the Sussex Archaeological Society.

The Sussex Archaeological Society also provides an index to all SAC articles (up to Vol 143, 2005) via their website.

Image at Sussex Archaeological Society Library web page

Following the recent Government announcement regarding the easing of restrictions from the 19^th of July, The Keep is continuing to restore its services in a timely and responsible manner.

• Documents no longer need to be quarantined, and so they are able to lift the cap on the number of documents customers can order in a session.
• From the 19^th July 2021, face coverings will no longer be mandatory and will become optional. All of The Keep’s existing COVID-secure measures will remain in place.
• The Reference Room remains closed, but they hope to be able to restore access in the coming months.

Further details at The Keep’s website